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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Radar Detectors
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Date: Fri, 23-Sep-83 09:59:24 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 23 09:59:24 1983
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Having seperate tones for X and K band is useful.  The new Escorts
don't go off when a Radio Smack detector goes by, but store motion
detectors will still set them off sometimes.  These are always X band.
If the Escort detects K band, I *know* its radar, not a false alarm.
If the X band alert goes off, it might be radar, but it might be
a store alarm.  The new model is much improved over the old ones.
When the new one detects a store, it usually only gives a couple
of blips when the old one went full scale, thus easier on the ol'
brake pads when driving in unfamilar areas. Hopefully the next
generation will be able to ignore stores altogether.

BTW, has anyone come up with any countermeasures for VASCAR,
or the 'sitting on the on-ramp with a stopwatch' technique?

			Dave Seifert
			BMWCCA, Windy City Chapter
			ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert